Malvaceae

Pink flame tree

Brachychiton discolor F.Muell.

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Brachychiton

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Pink flame tree (Brachychiton discolor) — FlowerPhoto: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: قصير الغلالة الأكمد
arz: استركوليا لوريدا
Chinese: 星花酒瓶树, 异色瓶木, 异色酒瓶树, 異色瓶木
English: Pink flame tree, Australian sycamore, Brush kurrajong, Hat tree, Lace kurrajong, White poplar
Hebrew: ברכיכיטון דו-גוני

Synonyms

Brachychiton luridus C.Moore ex F.Muell.
Brachychiton paradoxus subsp. discolor (F.Muell.) A.Terracc.
Brachychiton paradoxus subsp. luridus (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) A.Terracc.
Brachychiton paradoxus var. discolor (F.Muell.) Terrac.
Brachychiton paradoxus var. luridus (F.Muell.) Terrac.
Clompanus discolor (F.Muell.) Kuntze
Clompanus lurida (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kuntze
Sterculia discolor (F.Muell.) Benth.
Sterculia lurida F.Muell. ex Benth.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kiri Bee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tekwani, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.